US will not fight back, expert on Iran’s strike

Russian political scientist and expert on American studies Boris Mezhuev commented to Alpha News on possible US actions in response to Iran’s strike in Iraqi Kurdistan.

“The US is weak. This weakness is both external and internal. In fact, the strikes against the Houthis and the strikes by the Houthis themselves have already shown that the US does not know what to do. American public opinion was clearly opposed to strikes against the Houthis, not believing that this event itself would lead to any consequences.

Meanwhile, a significant part of American public opinion—I will not say that it is predominant or overwhelming—believes that the root cause of everything that is happening is the fact that the United States cannot influence Netanyahu to stop the military operation in Gaza. Despite the fact that both Blinken, especially, and Biden say that it’s time to end it. This, of course, reinforces the sense of weakness that the United States’ rivals in the region, particularly Iran, are beginning to take advantage of.

And since the first thing the US does is declare that no one died there, already at night, it is actually clear that there will be no war this time. The US will not fight back, or, at least, this strike will not be of some strategic nature. So perhaps the strikes will be repeated. If not from Iran, then from the Houthis, that is, gradually drawing a weakening America into a war with a strengthening Shiite axis. A weakening hegemon—weakening before our eyes—represented by the current US administration, of course, provokes all its opponents for more and more blows,” the expert said.

According to Mezhuev, the escalation of the situation in the Middle East could spread to neighboring regions.

“Of course, if there are any military actions by the United States against Iran, if, say, not the current president but the future president starts a war with Iran, neighboring countries will be involved as well, including in providing military assistance. So, this will surely affect Armenia. This will be a world war in which each country will have to choose its side—well, at least the countries of the region, including the Caucasus and Western Asia in general,” the expert concluded.